Explore the chain of events during World War II, including the initial stance of the Congress, key events, Congress's responses and actions, and the Cripps Mission's proposals and objections.
March 1940: ‘Pakistan Resolution’ passed at Lahore session of Muslim League.
August 1940: August Offer proposed dominion status as a long-term objective and a constituent assembly to be formed after the war. Congress rejected the offer.
October 1940: Congress launched individual satyagraha; 25,000 satyagrahis court-arrested.
March 1942: Japan reached Rangoon after overrunning most of South-East Asia.
An Indian Union with dominion status and the right to withdraw from the Commonwealth.
A constituent assembly elected by provincial assemblies to frame the constitution after the war.
Freedom for any province unwilling to join the Union to have a separate agreement with Britain.
Defence of India to remain in British hands.
Congress Objections:
Dominion status instead of full independence.
Right of provinces to secede.
No immediate transfer of power.
Retention of governor-general’s supremacy.
Muslim League Objections:
Pakistan was not explicitly offered.
The machinery for creating the Constituent Assembly was unsatisfactory.
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